My friends think that I'm in some sort of secret society. Ever since they went over to my place, they were astonished at how I polished my own concrete floor, mostly because it actually turned out well. Truth be told, however, my only grunt work with regards to the floor was removing the tiling that used to be there. Otherwise, all I did was surf the web for a contractor in the vicinity; he's the one that would know a secret handshake, if there was one.
One of those friends requested me to come over about a week ago. He was considering having his own concrete floor polished as well, but wanted me to have a look first. I told him that perhaps calling my contractor to tag along would help. However, had an unfounded concern that he might be convinced by the contractor to do something he really didn't want to do. He insisted that I should check first, to see if polished concrete was the right choice for his house.
Getting there, I quickly noticed how the said concrete floor was covered up in carpeting. Not a big problem; we simply needed to remove the carpet right? But as it turned out, the thing was nailed to the concrete floor. Just looking at it requires us to do something drastic.
My friend really wanted me to look, though. One de-carpeting later, we were finally able to see the floor underneath. Now, I'm not really an expert with regards to concrete, but I can still tell that it was a long shot. There were imperfections here and there, especially around the part where the nails have been. There was also a white sand-like layer above the concrete, but hopefully that's something coarse grinding can get rid of.
At that point, I retried to convince my friend about the contractor that I hired. He was convinced it was the right move, and a few days later I went back there with the contractor.
The contractor's facial expression was worrying. Apparently, even he was skeptical about having to polish my friend's concrete floor. He said that it was doable, but it requires working all the imperfections into a pattern. My friend was eager to try it out. - 15252
One of those friends requested me to come over about a week ago. He was considering having his own concrete floor polished as well, but wanted me to have a look first. I told him that perhaps calling my contractor to tag along would help. However, had an unfounded concern that he might be convinced by the contractor to do something he really didn't want to do. He insisted that I should check first, to see if polished concrete was the right choice for his house.
Getting there, I quickly noticed how the said concrete floor was covered up in carpeting. Not a big problem; we simply needed to remove the carpet right? But as it turned out, the thing was nailed to the concrete floor. Just looking at it requires us to do something drastic.
My friend really wanted me to look, though. One de-carpeting later, we were finally able to see the floor underneath. Now, I'm not really an expert with regards to concrete, but I can still tell that it was a long shot. There were imperfections here and there, especially around the part where the nails have been. There was also a white sand-like layer above the concrete, but hopefully that's something coarse grinding can get rid of.
At that point, I retried to convince my friend about the contractor that I hired. He was convinced it was the right move, and a few days later I went back there with the contractor.
The contractor's facial expression was worrying. Apparently, even he was skeptical about having to polish my friend's concrete floor. He said that it was doable, but it requires working all the imperfections into a pattern. My friend was eager to try it out. - 15252
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